[2] On July 1, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Huffaker to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

Huffaker is nominated to the seat vacated by Judge William Keith Watkins, who assumed senior status on January 31, 2019.

On July 8, 2019, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.

[3] On July 31, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

[5] On December 3, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 88–4 vote.